run across an old friend in a distant land
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā Xi ā NGG ù Zh, which means to meet old friends or acquaintances in other places. It's from stone point, greedy six courtyards of Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To meet a good friend
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: old knowledge in a foreign land
The origin of Idioms
Ming Dynasty natural wise old man "stone point · greedy Han six courtyards sell romantic" said: "the hometown, especially intimate."
Idiom explanation
Old friends, acquaintances. Meet old friends or acquaintances in other places.
Chinese PinYin : tā xiāng gù zhī
run across an old friend in a distant land
understand a man by his faults. guān guò zhī rén
A thousand miles of divine friendship. qiān lǐ shén jiāo
well-known mountains and rivers. míng shān dà chuān
have a large stock of information. lì dì shū chú
a vigorous debate and high talk. xióng biàn gāo tán